Ireland - Union demands higher public sector pay - November 30, 2025

Siptu union is willing to use industrial action to win future public service pay increases if the Government decides to refuse a new national agreement when the current one runs out next year, the union’s general secretary elect said. He said the unions have had no indication yet of whether the Government wishes to negotiate another multi-year deal. The current agreement, which guarantees increases of 9.25% over two-and-a-half years, plus 1% to address local issues, runs out in June 2026. The general secretary said the Government had delayed a number of promised measures to benefit workers and he had no doubt it would “seek to make hay” when it comes to public sector pay, but the unions would be determined on the issue of pay.

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